Success Stories

Over 1,600 8^th graders attended the 1^st Career and Technical Education Festival,
and over 300 community members attended the evening Community Open House,
held at the Interstate Center.

Marketing and Management Class attended a DECA conference in Orlando, Florida.

All CISCO students received their letters of completion for both semesters.

100% of the Health Occupations students passed the
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) exam on their first attempt.

Two students from the Metals Occupations class were hired by Caterpillar
working full time in the welding area.

Two Civil Engineering and Architecture students and one Construction Trades student,
Cass Cleinmark , Julia Meek and Troy Wibben received 5^th place
in the National Association of the Home Builders
Two-Year Management National Competition, in Orlando, FL.

66 students from BACC competed at the 44th Annual I
llinois SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Springfield, IL.
Samantha Dutz and Sabrina Bradford qualified for the SkillsUSA National Competition in Kansas City, MO as representatives for the Courtesy Corp.

Many Automotive Technology students are continuing their studies in the industry at Parkland, Heartland, and other vocational/technical training centers.

Civil Engineering & Architecture students participated in the 31st annual
CAD/Drafting Competition. Kyle Von Holten received 1st place and
Jacob Thede received 2nd place in 3D Architecture.

An Employment Prep students' success and future career path is
attributed to a joint effort between an employer, parent, and high school,
including BACC. Through the Employment Prep program she has been
successfully employed at Debra T. Thomas Learning Center
and now plans to advance her education at Heartland Community College,
starting while she was still in high school.

Digital Media student Chris Eldert received a full scholarship to
Heartland Community College to study Digital Media and general studies.

Digital Media student Tina Deangelis was accepted to the
University of Michigan to study Graphic Design.

Two Early Childhood Care Education received 5th place on their "
Promotional Bulletin Board" at the SkillsUSA State Competition and
Rachel Schweitzer received 1st place in the "Suitcase Division".

The Building Trades class has completed a house in
cooperation with Habitat for Humanity in Bloomington.

Students were exposed to career opportunities and business professionals
in all programs through job shadowing experiences, guest speakers, and field trips.

45 students were inducted into the BACC Technical Honor Society

In May, 48 students were recognized for various accomplishments at the
BACC Evening of Recognition ceremony. Matt Lock, from Lexington
received a scholarship to continue his education, in pursuit of an automotive degree.

The National Rotary selected eight students to recognize for citizenship,
leadership and scholarship. Matt Lock received a
$500.00 scholarship from the rotary.

18 students had perfect attendance at
BACC for the 2007-08 school year.